Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
Twin of Twins, Paul and Patrick Gaynor. - CONTRIBUTED
THE CONCERT at the Constant Spring football field, St. Andrew, on Saturday night was the direct result of a crime and it was the blue flashing lights and wailing siren of a police squad car which brought it to a close just after 4:00 a.m. yesterday.
The large banner behind the band and performers on stage told the purpose of the concert in words and a drawing of a smiling girl, as it was a benefit for six-year-old Shanika Anderson. She was lured from the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston in April 2005 and found dead in Rae Town, Kingston, a day later. She had been sodomised.
'GHETTO LULLABY'
Shanika's brother was on stage advising "leave the schoolgirl in her uniform/my yute keep yu penis calm" when two police cars drove along the perimeter of the field, outside the fencing, one driving through a gate onto the field itself, to the right of the small audience. A young lady sang the 'Ghetto Lullaby', but the blue lights flashed when 11-year-old Ikananga was extolling the virtues of 'Education'. The siren wailed shortly after and, despite a few interjections of a recorded 'cross, angry, miserable' from the sound system the concert was over.
The police had been mentioned a bit earlier when the Twin of Twins were performing, their stint on stage heavily seasoned with strong language. They were advised by a young man "police, keep it clean" and they immediately went into the voice of Reneto Adams, giving a take on how police often advise people to "come out a de b?..t cyar an lie dung pon top a de groun'".
"Dem rape de likkle girl, bus har troat, all kin' a tings whe dem see pon cable an' dancehall a de problem," one twin said.
"De turnout scanty, but when de go-go ting a gwaan it ram from corner to corner. Every artiste inna de country shoulda support dis. I hear nuff a dem deh a b...man party an' get caught pon tape," one twin said, as they continued with the spicy language unabated.
ROOTS RHYTHM
And before the Twins, To-Isis and Turbulence alternated verses on a roots rhythm before Turbulence took over. "Big up Shanika Anderson mother ... Some bway rape de likkle girl an' kill de likkle girl. De bway dem a b...man," Turbulence said.
'Natty Pon Har Frontltine', 'We've Got The Love' and snippets of lyrics ignited the audience, even with a substandard band, and Turbulence was recalled to the stage, when he dropped new lyrics about old topics, the Pope and oral sex included, to the delight of the audience.
At the very end, however, he said a lady had reminded him it was a children's affair. However, Turbulence said that if the children do not get guidance "dem a go grow up an' tun b...yman".
